Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Vote like the Academy

Vote for the Oscars Best Motion Picture!

Did you know the Academy uses ranked choice voting to select best motion picture? Cast your ballot now - it's as easy as 1 2 3! Just rank your choices from favorite to least favorite movie! We want to hear what the public has to say! Results will be published on March 2nd, the same day as the real Academy Awards.

About OscarVotes123

This blog is dedicated to examining and explaining the innovative voting systems used by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to nominate and select winners of the prestigious Academy Awards. For more than half a century, AMPAS has used the choice voting method of proportional voting to nominate candidates in all award categories. Since 2009, the Academy has used instant runoff voting to determine the winner of the coveted Best Picture award. Read on to find out more about these systems and what they mean for Oscar voting!